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Physically Handicapped eBooks

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  • Song for A Whale

    by Lynne Kelly ...
    A stirring and heart-warming tale of a young deaf girl who is determined to make a difference, the perfect read for fans of Wonder.Iris was born deaf, but she's never let that define her; after all, it's the only life she's ever known. And until recently she wasn't even very lonely, because her grandparents are both deaf, too. But Grandpa has just died and Grandma's not the same without him. The ... Read more

    S$ 8.49 SGD

  • Special Needs In Singapore: Trends And Issues

    by Meng Ee Wong, Levan Heng Fook Lim ...
    The fields of special needs education and disability in Singapore have witnessed significant changes and developments especially during the past two decades in the wake of Singapore's evolution towards its vision as an inclusive society. This collection of chapters presents information, knowledge, research, and perspectives across a wide range of topics and issues that are relevant to the lives of ... Read more

    S$ 37.16 SGD

  • Solve It! The Only Speedsolving Guide for Blind Cubers

    by Paul Martz ...
    You're blind. You interact with a sighted world by touch. Everything you do requires memory, agility, and concentration. Despite new challenges each day, you persevere and succeed. You're a problem solver.If that's you, then you already possess the skills to solve the tactile Rubik's Cube™.Solve It! is written for you—the blind cuber, solving a tactile cube by touch. It contains no illustrations ... Read more

    S$ 3.77 SGD

  • Supporting Children with Sensory Impairment

    by Hull City Council ...
    Series series nasen spotlight
    This book provides a quick and easy reference guide to different types of sensory impairment, including causes, symptoms and the implications on teaching and learning. With most children and young people with hearing or visual impairments attending mainstream schools, this book explains the most effective and practical strategies for use in mainstream classrooms. Fully up to date with the 2014 ... Read more

    S$ 50.87 SGD

  • Supporting Deaf Children and Young People

    Strategies for Intervention, Inclusion and Improvement

    by Derek Brinkley ...
    Series series Supporting Children
    The majority of deaf children are taught in the mainstream system, but are much more likely to underachieve at school than their hearing counterparts.Supporting Deaf Children and Young People is a comprehensive guide to working with deaf and hearing-impaired students in a variety of educational settings. The book features an overview of current areas of controversy and difficulty within deaf ... Read more

    S$ 40.10 SGD

  • Can I tell you about Cerebral Palsy?

    A guide for friends, family and professionals

    by Marion Stanton ...
    Illustrated by Katie Stanton ...
    Series series Can I tell you about...?
    Meet Sophie - a girl with cerebral palsy (CP). Sophie invites readers to learn about CP from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is like to use a wheelchair to move around and assistive technology to communicate. She also introduces readers to some of her friends who have different forms of CP and explains that living with CP can sometimes be difficult, but there are many ways she ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • The Government of Disability in Dystopian Children’s Texts

    by Dylan Holdsworth ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book takes up the task of mapping discursive shifts in the representation of disability in dystopian youth texts across four historical periods where major social, cultural and political shifts were occurring in the lives of many disabled people. By focusing on dystopian texts, which the author argues act as sites for challenging or reinforcing dominant belief systems and ways of being, this ... Read more

    S$ 147.14 SGD

  • Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities

    Edited by Festus E. Obiakor, Jeffrey P. Bakken ...
    Series Book 34 - Advances in Special Education
    Special Education for Young Learners with Disabilities brings together leaders in the field of young children with disabilities, to present their ideas and research on different disability topics. Beginning with an introduction to the topic, the remaining chapters include discussions on learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and intellectual disabilities; those who are deaf ... Read more

    S$ 144.41 SGD

  • Potenziale der Digitalisierung für die Teilhabe von Menschen mit Behinderung

    Eine anwendungsbezogene Praxisforschung im Alltag

    by Ann Christin Schulz ...
    Series series Education and Social Work (German Language)
    Digitalisierung betrifft alle Lebensbereiche. Aber nicht alle Personen können diesem Prozess adäquat begegnen und sie werden zunehmend aus der Gesellschaft ausgeschlossen. Ihnen droht also (digitale) Exklusion. Besonders im Jahr 2020 erlangte die Digitalisierung durch die Coronavirus-Pandemie einen Aufwind, indem eine Vielzahl analoger Praktiken in den digitalen Raum verlagert wurden. Dadurch ... Read more

    S$ 109.97 SGD

  • Supporting and Accommodating Students with Special Health Care Needs

    Edited by Azure D. S. Angelov, Mary Jo Rattermann ...
    Series series Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice
    Schools are increasingly responding to the impact and prevalence of special health care needs among children and youth. COVID-19 brought the health needs of many students to the forefront. Now more than ever, it is crucial to for educators to plan for working with students with health needs. Many of these students with health needs are eligible for special education and related services and will ... Read more

    S$ 32.69 SGD

  • Improving Disabled Students' Learning

    Experiences and Outcomes

    by Mary Fuller, Jan Georgeson, Mick Healey, Alan Hurst, Katie Kelly, Sheila Riddell, Hazel Roberts, Elisabet Weedon ...
    Series series Improving Learning
    How do disabled students feel about their time at university? What practices and policies work and what challenges do they encounter? How do they view staff and those providing learning support?This book sets out to show how disabled students experience university life today. The current generation of students is the first to move through university after the enactment of the Disability ... Read more

    S$ 82.51 SGD

  • I Don’t Want to Walk Again

    by Bongathini Mbatha ...
    Bongathini Mbatha became disabled when he was a student and his disability nearly ruined his life plans. After his disability, he followed a different career path but later assessed his life and discovered he was not happy about not reaching his initial goal. This marked a turning point in his life.In I Don't Want to Walk Again, he talks openly about changing his attitude towards disability, ... Read more

    S$ 7.56 SGD

  • What Do You Use To Help Your Body?

    Maggie Explores the World of Disabilities

    by Jewel Kats ...
    Illustrated by Richa Kinra ...
    Series series Growing With Love
    Who are the people with disabilities in your neighborhood? Maggie and Momma love going for walks. During every outing, Maggie learns about something new. Today's no different! Momma has arranged for Maggie to meet lots of people in her neighborhood. They all have different jobs. They all come from different cultures. They all use different things to help their bodies. Maggie doesn't just stop to ... Read more

    S$ 6.81 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Religioese Frueherziehung in Judentum, Islam und Christentum

    Edited by Kathrin Klausing, Erna Zonne ...
    Series Book 18 - ROI – Reihe fuer Osnabruecker Islamstudien
    Wie und wo findet religiöse Früherziehung statt? Welche Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede bestehen hier unter den abrahamischen Religionen? Der Band bietet einen Einblick in Theorie und Praxis des breiten und heterogenen Feldes religiöser Früherziehung, vermittelt Hintergrundwissen und Grundlagen, schaut in die Familien, in die Kindertagesstätten und in die Gemeinden und zeigt erstes ... Read more

    S$ 68.22 SGD

  • Exploring Administrative Decision-Making in Public Education

    The Negligence Evolution

    by Beth Godett, Liana M. Nobile ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book explores the intersections of negligence law in the context of public schooling and school policy. Today’s schools face challenges that could easily, and even unintentionally, create a climate for an increase in negligence-based lawsuits. Vacillating laws and societal expectations force administrators to adjust to changing education paradigms as our traditional model of schooling ... Read more

    S$ 66.26 SGD

  • The Children of Silence - Or, The Story of the Deaf

    by Joseph Augustus Seiss ...
    "The Children of Silence; Or, The Story of the Deaf" is an 1887 guide to deafness written by Joseph A. Seiss. Originally written for the author's own benefit as the Director of the "Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf and Dumb", this guide contains a great deal of general information, making it an ideal introduction to the subject for those with little or no previous knowledge. Contents include: ... Read more

    S$ 14.49 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Community-Based Inclusive Development

    An Introduction

    Edited by Jörg Weber, Shaun Grech ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This edited book responds to the theoretical vacuum on Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) and accommodates the learning needs of students, researchers and practitioners looking to understand the conceptual underpinnings and practice dimensions of CBID, while developing new theoretical ground on CBID. Bringing together established and emerging scholars and practitioners, this edited ... Read more

    S$ 161.85 SGD

  • Supporting Childhood Obesity in Schools

    A Guidebook for 'Down Mount Kenya on a Tea Tray'

    by Plum Hutton, Kate Rennie ...
    Series series Adventures with Diversity
    This guidebook, designed to be used alongside the storybook Down Mount Kenya on a Tea Tray, has been created to inform readers about the physical, social and psychological impacts of childhood obesity.Created for busy parents, teachers and professionals, this book is founded upon recent research and written in an engaging and accessible style. Chapters explain the surprisingly complex causes of ... Read more

    S$ 35.75 SGD

  • Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)

    Identification, Diagnosis and Strategies for Parents and Professionals

    by Alyson Mountjoy ...
    Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is a debilitating neurological condition in which the brain is unable to effectively process sounds and speech. An estimated 5 - 10% of children are affected uniquely. APD can have a significant impact on all aspects of lifelong communication.This authoritative guide includes advice on how to identify, diagnose and support the condition in children, teenagers and ... Read more

    S$ 33.89 SGD

  • Children with Visual Impairment in Mainstream Settings

    by Christine Arter ...
    First published in 1999. This book seeks to inform teachers in mainstream schools and colleges, who are new to teaching children and young people with a visual impairment, how successful inclusion may be achieved. The text will examine some of the challenges facing this group in accessing the curriculum and suggest ways in which these challenges can be met. While the book is primarily aimed at ... Read more

    S$ 55.00 SGD

  • A Guide to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    Information and Advice for Teachers and Parents

    by Kate Maresh, Francesco Muntoni, Veronica Hinton, Lianne Abbot, Victoria Selby, James Poysky, David Schonfeld, Nick Catlin, Celine Barry, Jon Hastie, Mark Chapman ...
    The prognosis for individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is improving, with some men with DMD living into their 30s and 40s. More vital than ever, this book helps teachers and parents to support children and young people with DMD with their education and transition into adulthood.Leading experts on DMD explain Duchenne and its impact in easy-to-understand terms. Going beyond physical ... Read more

    S$ 26.15 SGD

  • Virtual Autism and Other Screen Disorders

    by Michael C Nagel, Rachael Sharman ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This book explores the pervasive impact of technology on the developing brains of young people. There is a growing body of research documenting ‘autistic’ like behaviours in children and adolescents as a function of their exposure to screen-based technologies. Contemporary research by the authors and others suggest that the omnipotence of screen devices with their 24/7 media rich environments are ... Read more

    S$ 58.85 SGD

  • Indomitable: A Visually Impaired Man’s Inspiring Memoir of Independence and International Achievement

    by Shiro Iwae ...
    SEEING BEYOND LIMITS TO ACHIEVE EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESSBorn with a visual impairment, Dr. Shiro Iwae embraced his unique perspective on the world as a strength, not a weakness. His journey from Japan to becoming a successful physical therapist in America showcases the remarkable potential within us all. Whether you're facing personal doubts, professional setbacks, or societal barriers, Dr. Iwae's ... Read more

    S$ 12.61 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Executive Functioning Screening Toolkit for Children and Adolescents

    by Dr Nistor Becia MBE DL, Psychologist Liliana Otiman ...
    Executive Functioning Screening Toolkit for Children and AdolescentsA practical bilingual tool for early identification, understanding and supportThis clinical toolkit offers a comprehensive and easy to use framework for screening executive function difficulties in children and adolescents. Developed by Dr Nistor Becia MBE DL, Chartered Psychologist in the UK, with contributions from Psychologist ... Read more

    S$ 65.06 SGD